144 -..À \ " (<>'. . ), Whittemore and Lowe's Accompanist \ á .- .;;..-->. Carren Porcelain . . . the Doughty of tomorrow Each signed and numbered hand- made original is exquisitely paint- ed in every detail. Destined to appreciate in value v Pænda -limited to 1500- inspired by The World TV ildlife Fund. 7" hzgh, $160.00 ppd. Va. Res. add 4% ...,. mesmeralda' s, ltd. 1339 Chain Bridge Rd., McLean, Va. 22101 new landfill in thL river. Onlv the façade was intact, with high VIctorian windows and a handless clockface. At the sides, the steel an d wood of the old walls were falling away, dripping down like lace, and the sun was reflect- ed hotly in a second-floor window that still had glass in it. This dreamy rem- nant looked ready for instant collapse. Beyond, I could just see the tops of the large cylindrical caissons that n1ade up the cofferdam bounding the huge twen- ty-four-acre rectangle of new Manhat- tan real estate in the river. The center of the rectangle was a trifle wet, but the cofferdam was well filled with ex- cavated materIal from the Trade Cen- ter foundation. I turned hack toward the site, and saw that the surface area of the Bathtub was now almost cleared; there remaIned only part of a steel building frame with an elevator shaft still clinging to it, and a large stone edifice, the Marine Midland Bank Building, which appeared to have been built to last forever-except that it was not going to; looking up, I saw the iron bal] of a demolition cran e pound- ing awa) at the alreadv roofless top story. I subsequently learned that it took four months to demolish this stub- born old fortress. Kyle was wahing for me at the cor- ner of West and Vesey, and we walked around the outside of the Bathtuh, now clearly demarcated by the sections of wall already In place. Kyle paused to show me a particularly noteworthy ma- chIne, an enormously tall blue rig on a blue A-frame that was travelling on rails along the surface, dIgging the trench for a section of wall. All Ican- da's machines we re pain ted blue; this one, called an Adiges, and four or five others like it, had been imported from Italy for the job. A three-ton clamshell bucket hung from the peak of the A-frame and was equipped with jagged teeth to chew away the ground. Icanda, whose contract called for cut- ting not only through the ground but several feet into bedrock, had diç;- covered that boulders and ancient tim- her ohstructlons were more formidable than had been lnticipated, so It had then brought in two other pieces of special equipment-a rotary drill from the oil wells of Texas, so big that it had to be disassembled and transported to the site on three trucks, an d a rock slicer, whIch had been air-expI essed from ICOS's Milan shop. This mon- ster, whIch had a giant blade attached to a lofty rectangular rig, could sha ve off rock wedges an inch thick, like a cheese slicer but it met its mdtch in Manhat- tan Schist, which is in tc rmixed wIth NOVEMDER +. I 972, the kind of show that made New Yorkts nightlife famous. "Smash Show" Ed Sullivan "Nightlife is really back." Earl Wilson Barry Ashton's tc . . ISln ta Shows nightly at 9 and 11:15 (closed Sundays and Mondays) Dinner, supper, dancing to the Peppi Morreale Trio. Entertainment charge: Tuesday through Thursday, $4; Friday and Saturday, $6. Special group rates. All major credit cards. THE ROYAL BOX ROYAL PACK- AGE. Includes show, dancing, deluxe roast beef dinner, taxes, gratuities All for $17.00 per person (reservations must be made in advance). For reservations call (212) 581-1000 royal box thcatre-restaurant Americana of New York 7th Avenue and 52nd Street .AmericanaHoteisO '1...',,)::::: , ;, 4 '<< .... -Ä ...0-. : .: , . .t .( " : ,?< ., Kreeger Suede Hiking Hat Here's the hat that our customers from Maine to Alaska enjoy. Even if you don't usually wear hats like me, you'll look great in this one. Let me know your size, S, M, L, XL. Price 26.95 Postage Paid. Doug Kreeger, Prop Kreeger & Son, Ltd. Camping / Ski-touring 30 West 46th St. N.V.C., 541-9704 FROM ,4USTRI .: An unusual choIær .01 glau '" , goid "1 and plstJc with 'a . ," ":>-O>:.wIwt Vwy fgm'ninéin pink# moss 0 choooJate. $13.50. Add $1.00 for n'$iJ + Other ! ing de . $(tN 00 duptav At oor shop .. TUèsdays thm.ugb Satvr.,. "M .::. ..trqm 102:to 6:30 '. ,..l n t u:oot,a , ud*1O*.oc '" @11West""'s...., :Ntw York N.Y.' tOtn 'I +'-1 00\ "'. .i><.. A..... > 'o'Q).." ^ r-. :..-:: t